FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1993
AMBULANCEMEN PRAISED FOR RESCUE WORK
NINETEEN AMBULANCEMEN WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) HIGHLY COMMENDED BY THEIR CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER, MR CHRUNG CHAN-CHUNG, FOR THEIR COURAGE, WHOLEHEARTEDNESS AND UNRESERVEDNESS IN DISCHARGING THEIR DUTIES IN LIFE-SAVING DURING THE LAN KWAT PONG INCIDENT ON THE NEW YEAR DAY.
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SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT SAI WAN HO AMBULANCE MR CHEUNG SAID THE OFFICERS HAD MADE EVERY EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE.
SPECIAL MENTION WAS MADE ON THREE AMBULANCEMEN WHO RENDERED CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TO SERIOUSLY INJURED PERSONS BY USING DIRECT MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION DISREGARDING THE RISK OF CONTRACTING POSSIBLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
ALL THE 19 OFFICERS WERE OFF-DUTY WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. BUT THEY VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART IN THE RESCUE OPERATION.
"WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION, ALL THE CASUALTIES WERE TREATED AND CONVEYED TO HOSPITALS AT THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER, MR CHEUNG SAID.
HE ADDED THAT' WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF SUPERINTENDENT (AMBULANCE) LUI KWOK-FAI, AND EARLY RESUSCITATIONS AND COMPRESSIONS GIVEN TO THE INJURED, MANY MORE LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOST.
OF THEM, POUR WERE AWARDED TH CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER'S COMMENDATIONS AND THE REMAINING 15 FAVOURABLF ENTRIES.
THREE OTHER AMBULANCEMEN WERE ALSO PRESENTED WITH FAVOURABLE ENTRIES TODAY FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT.
THEY WALKED UP 33 STOREYS OF A BUILDING AT MEI LAM ESTATE IN SHA TIN AND CARRIED AN ELDERLY PATIENT DOWN WHEN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WAS INTERRUPTED.
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NEW BOOKLET ON SAVE MONEY AND THE EARTH
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HAS IT EVER OCCURED TO YOU THAT YOU CAN BOTH SAVE MONEY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE AND ACTUALLY IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO AS A RESPONSIBLE TENANT OF THIS EARTH.
A NEW BOOKLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT (ISD) TO SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW THEY CAN HELP TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE SAVING MONEY.
"THIS SPECIALLY DESIGNED 'SAVE MONEY, SAVE THE EARTH' BOOKLET CONTAINS 88 EASY WAYS FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO ACHIEVE THIS," AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THERE ARE